SIGN
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Signifier Signified
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(E = Expression/Representation) (C = Meaning or Content)
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Denotation Connotation
(explicit meaning) (implied meanings)
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(E = Expression) (R=Relationship between E and C) (C = Meaning or Content)
SIGN
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Object Interpretant
*An Interpretant generates a new set of Sign/Object/Interpretant relations ad infinitum
Type of Sign: |
Icon |
Index |
Symbol |
Signified by: |
General resemblance between sign and object |
Causal, physical, or existential connection between
sign and object |
Sign is arbitrary and object or meaning is conventional
and shared by a cultural group |
Examples: |
Pictures, images, sounds with general
characteristics |
Symptoms and disease, smoke and fire, footprint and actual foot |
Words, numbers, emblems, flags |
Process of Perception: |
Can be recognized by similarity when seen or heard |
Can be reasoned by association or physical
connection |
Must be learned from others who know |